Rock Oak, West Virginia
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GNIS feature ID | 1555502[1] |
Rock Oak is an
Board on Geographic Names
officially decided upon the community's name in 1973.
The community was named for the rock oak trees near the original town site.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Oak, West Virginia
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 537.